The last couple of years have seen a spate of simulators being released, some are best described as ‘Shovelware’ where a game is almost an exact copy of a high selling game with minor changes.

Gamers have had a choice of games like Pumping Simulator, Gas Station Simulator, Fuel Station Simulator, Fuel Station Simulator (different game) and several others that are out there.

You start Pumping Simulator 2 with a very run down petrol station, one that has a single car petrol bowser and a pretty rundown building.

The good news is that you can upgrade the bowsers so multiple cars can get fuel, you can also upgrade fuel tanks so you can have more fuel.

Buildings can also be built and upgraded, you can build places like a car wash, an arcade, a car servicing area, a greenhouse if you want to sell illegal stuff and other buildings on offer.

There are rats in the game, thieves still your shop items and there is even a cop who comes by to make sure that you aren’t doing anything illegal and there are careless people who smoke near the bowsers and occasionally set the place on fire.

To stop the thieves and the rats, feed the stray dog and the stray cat and that will make your life a whole lot easier as the dog will attack thieves and the cat gets the rats, just remember to feed them.

After a while you get to hire employees to take care of tasks from somebody to run the store to fuelling the cars and tidying up messes etc, you don’t get to hire as many as you want, you are limited by your game level.

Perhaps the strangest part of the game is your home, you start the game with a bare house, and you live with your mother and your partner, your partner likes getting flowers and your other needs medication, both can be obtained in town and later on you can buy items for your house.

When your partner’s happiness is at 100%, you have the option to be with her, this starts a game where you must rapidly press the mouse button to form a heart before time runs out, if you succeed, you will create a baby.

I really enjoy this game, you do have to battle your way to success in this game but once you achieve it, it is quite a smooth ride.

Rating: 4.25 out of 5.

Tiggy.

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